The report doesn’t rely solely on statistics for violent crime alone. If it did, Arkansas would rank sixth most dangerous and Tennessee would be third most dangerous. Instead, the writer considered property crime, too, from the FBI’s 2017 Crime Report numbers. Based on violent crime alone, Alaska is the most likely state for rape, assault, or murder. Only 741,894 people live in Alaska. About two-million live in New Mexico, the number one ranking. Close to three-million live in Arkansas.

Source: HomeSnacks.net

A more detailed list of the most dangerous Arkansas cities was published. That list’s top five most dangerous included:

HomeSnacks/RoadSnacks describes itself as combining recent data from the Census, FBI, OpenStreetMaps, and dozens of other sources into “bite-sized” studies to help you understand what it’s like to live in different communities. The writer, Chris Kolmar, has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, and USA Today.